Table 1 Previous published Bauhinia fossils and the Bauhinia fossils utilized in the present study

Bauhinia gigantea

70.6-89.3

Canada/W125°00′00",N49°45'00"

No photograph, without confidence

[40]

Bauhinia wyomingiana

56.8-60.2

U. S. A/W108°06'52", N42°16'44"

Leaf fragments, without confidence

[49]

Bauhinia wyomingiana

55.8-60.5

U. S. A/W107°10'00", N44°55'02"

Leaf fragments, without confidence

[46]

Bauhinia cretacea

93.5-99.6

Canada/W120°07'57", N56°13'02"

No photograph, without confidence

[41]

Bauhinia sp.

0-1.8

Congo/E29°49'23", N1°12'48"

Leaf, confidence in identification

[48]

Bauhinia thonningi

1.8-23

Uganda/E31°00'00", N1°30'00"

Leaf, confidence in identification

[45]

Bauhinia potosiana

1.8-5.3

Bolivia/E65°00'00", N19°00'00"

Leaf, confidence in identification

[42],[43]

Bauhinia sp.

11.6-15.9

Ecuador/W79°06'00", S3°23'56"

Leaf, confidence in identification

[47]

Bauhinia larsenii

28.4-37.2

China/E107°02'14", N22°07'41"

Branch, confidence in identification

[44]

Bauhinia gracilis

65.5-61.1

China/E130°25'28", N48°53'04"

Leaf fragments, without confidence

[50]

Bauhinia sp.

15.97-11.6

Thailand/Mae Sot, Changwat Tak

Leaf, confidence in identification

[52]

Bauhinia ningmingensis and B. cheniae

28.4-37.2

China/E107°02'14", N22°07'41"

Leaf and Branch, confidence in identification

[51]

Bauhinia wenshanensis

5.3-11.6

China/E104°17'19", N23°20'50"

Leaf, confidence in identification

Present study